OMG :yik::yik:
and imagine us- humans... we are like bacterias compared to the size of planets *faints* :eek:

Yeah, it is a bit like looking at some microbes in a petri-dish through a microscope. Silly analysis I know. lol

cristina8992

02-02-08, 18:57

Wow!:yik:
That's amazing! And a bit scary...:o

Gabi

02-02-08, 19:08

It puts it all in relation, doesn't it?
And yet many of us think that we are oh so important.................

rowanlim

03-02-08, 07:03

That's really cool...thanks for sharing ;) :tmb:

kryptonite23

03-02-08, 11:36

It's is interesting :tmb: :hug:

Gregori

03-02-08, 11:44

Don't be too impressed with the size of Neptune or Uranus. They are only around 14-17 Earth masses each. Earth is a much denser planet for its volume than the icy giants.

We're still the largest rocky planet in the solar system. Mercury and Mars are tiny in comparison to us. Venus is around the same size and mass as Earth.

Tomb Raider Master

03-02-08, 11:52

Very impressive.

McGloomy

03-02-08, 11:53

Size doesn't matter. ;)

Gregori

03-02-08, 12:02

Size doesn't matter. ;)

yes it does :D

demonslayer

03-02-08, 12:13

Z ... O ... M ... G ... :yik: :yik: :yik: :yik: :yik: :yik:
WOW, and of all those planets, we surely cant be the onli one with life? :whi:

Earthcane

03-02-08, 12:59

yes it does :D
Depends in what context :mis:

The question I really want answered to this: Is Earth, or our Solar System, in
danger from 'Dying stars' ??

Conway

03-02-08, 13:05

The destruction of Earth is no more significant than bursting a bubble in the grander scale of things. :cln: Thanks for sharing. Very interesting site. :tmb:

Gregori

03-02-08, 13:09

Nonsense. There would be no concept of a "grander scale of things" without a human mind and imagination to apreciate it.

Conway

03-02-08, 13:23

Nonsense. There would be no concept of a "grander scale of things" without a human mind and imagination to apreciate it.
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure exactly where you're coming from. :confused: Surely, I don't come off as one to dismiss the fact that the concept of "grander scale of things" would entail human mind and imagination, do I?

Gregori

03-02-08, 13:44

Only people can have the concept of a "grander scale of things" in the first place, It just makes no sense to belittle life , the Earth or humanity.

Seb_01225

03-02-08, 13:54

surely earth cant be the only planet with life?? (excluding the little bugs on mars)

Conway

03-02-08, 13:55

Only people can have the concept of a "grander scale of things" in the first place, It just makes no sense to belittle life , the Earth or humanity.
Alright, I get you. It's currently 2 hours to midnight here, and I have to get ready for bed, so philosophical banters like this will have to wait. :p But I think it's important to point out that what I meant was how the Earth's scale pales in comparison to other heavenly bodies out there, and not humanity per se. Heck, I'm human myself, and if we we're to talk ideologies, I'd say man is innately good and intelligible thus capable of conceptualizing things like "grander scales." But ultimately, and mathematically speaking, in the grander scale of things, Earth is but a spec of sand in comparison to, say, Sirius, but by no means does this fact belittle life and humanity.

Gregori

03-02-08, 14:00

subjectively

Conway

03-02-08, 14:02

subjectively
Of course.

MrBear

03-02-08, 14:55

It's really mind-blowing, huh? :D I remember the first time I actually began to fathom how small Earth is... and still it holds more than enough places to explore in a lifetime! :)

I also love looking at the stars.. I have a feeling it's important once in a while to remind us that we're not the gods that some people seem to think they are..

Benguitar

03-02-08, 16:15

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Scariest thing I have seen! Now I feel small in a HUGE universe on a small planet.